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1 Samuel 4:1-11

1AndwhatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050hadsaidhappenedtoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideEben-ezer;andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselvesinarrayagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421spreadוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasroutedbeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430;andtheyslewinbattleH4421arrayinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3Andthepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971cameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264;andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100hasJehovahsmittenusto-daybeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Letusfetch ourselvesthearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahoutofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887,thatitmaycomeH935amongus,andsaveH3467usoutofthehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709ofourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

4Sothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,andtheybroughtfromthencethearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whosittethbetweenthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742;andthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,weretherebythearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5AnditcameH935topasswhenthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahcameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,thatallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,sothattheearthH776shook.

6AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thenoiseoftheshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,andsaidH559,Whatisthenoiseofthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643inthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?Andtheyunderstoodthatthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahhadcomeבָּ֖אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7AndthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,fortheysaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.AndtheysaidH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!fortherehasnotbeenH1961suchathingheretofore.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!whoshalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofthesemightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?thesearethegodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmotetheEgyptianswitheveryplagueמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9Shew yourselves valiantandbeH1961menH376, yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatyemaynothavetobeH1961servantstotheHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680,astheyhavebeenH1961servantstoyou:beH1961menH376,andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtH3898,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961routed,andtheyfledH5127everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168;andtherewasH1961averyH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347,andtherefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen.

11Andthearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947;andthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,diedH4191.

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